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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 12h

Don't miss our exclusive Southern Hemisphere premiere of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 as part of Head On Photo Festival 2025. This controversial new documentary uncovers the truth behind one of the world’s most famous war photographs, ‘Napalm Girl’

Info & tickets: headon.org.au/festival#events

Image: The Stringer

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 20h

Don’t miss Stefano Stranges' exhibition along the Bondi Beach Promenade, taking us inside Tanzania’s ancient Nyumba ntobhu tradition - a world where women marry women to ensure social and economic independence.
Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 Nov

Image: Stefano Stranges

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 1d

Yannis Kontos tells the story of Abu Bakarr Kargbo - a survivor of Sierra Leone’s civil war who lost both arms but lives with remarkable dignity and strength.Make sure you see them at Paddington Reservoir Gardens.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November

Image credit: Yannis Kontos

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 1d

At Head On Photo Festival along Bondi Beach Promenade in November, Birgit Neiser’s photographs go beyond the headlines, revealing the harsh beauty and fragile resilience of Myanmar's miners who risk their lives to extract the earth’s riches.

Image : Birgit Neiser

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 2d

Join acclaimed photographer William Yang for an intimate evening at Head On Photo Festival 2025, Bondi Pavilion.

Hear stories and reflections from his five decades documenting Australian life.
Fri 21 Nov, 7–9 pm.

For tickets and details: events.humanitix.com/william-yang...

Image: William Yang

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 2d

UK photographer Sean Gallagher brings a powerful new series to this year’s Festival, exposing Bali’s escalating plastic crisis. His images capture the island’s beaches, rivers, and mangroves choked with waste.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November

Image credit: Sean Gallagher
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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 3d

The city of Sydney takes the spotlight in Gavin Libotte’s Wanderland, an imaginative reworking of familiar streets and beaches - shown along Bondi Beach Promenade.

Discover Wanderland at Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November.

Image credit: Gavin Libotte

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 3d

Another street highlight at Bondi Beach Promenade, Gustavo Minas’ Liquid Cities immerses viewers in glowing reflections and shifting light.

See Liquid Cities during Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November.

Image credit: Gustavo Minas

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 4d

Ever-popular street photography returns to this year’s Head On Photo Festival, with Soumyendra Saha’s Shot Stories, where the surreal streets of Kolkata unfold like a film set.

See his work at Bondi Beach Promenade, part of Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November

Image credit: Soumyendra Saha

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 5d

Another powerful exhibition in this year's Festival reflects on friendship, identity and loss.

Julie Sundberg’s I Remember Everything documents her 35-year friendship with Danny Abood.

See it at Paddington Reservoir Gardens during Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November

Image: Julie Sundberg

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s a glimpse into a moving show at Paddington Reservoir Gardens this November.

In Diana Nicholette Jeon’s When the Stars Fell from the Sky, grief becomes both subject and process. reflection on memory, absence and emotional recovery.

Image credit: Diana Nicholette Jeon

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 6d

In the remote Taihang Mountains of China, life remains close to the earth. Through luminous portraits and landscapes, Xianhui Fang’s People in Deep Mountains offers a rare glimpse into a community that lives in balance with nature.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November.

Image: Xianhui Fang

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 7d

At this year’s Head On Photo Festival, Ludovica Limido steps into the hidden world of synthetic relationships, revealing how love dolls are tenderly cared for & how emotional bonds test the boundaries of intimacy and technology.

At Paddington Reservoir Gardens, 8–30 November

Image: Ludovica Limido

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 7d

Ancient rituals come alive along Bondi Beach Promenade at this year’s Head On Photo Festival.

Estêvão Lafuente’s vivid series revives the fertility rites of northern Portugal, a powerful ritual of myth and renewal.

Head On Photo Festival 8–30 November 2025

Image credit: Estêvão Lafuente

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 8d

The Head On Photo Festival 2025 Open Program runs nationwide from 10 Nov, showcasing independent exhibitions across Australia – plus a Digital Open Program at Bondi Beach.

Check it out here: headon.org.au/2025-open-pr...

Image credit: Head On Foundation

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 9d

A sneak peep at Perth-based photographer Brett Canet-Gibson's acclaimed ongoing series Portraits from the Pavement which is heading to Bondi Promenade for this year's Head On Photo Festival.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8 – 30 November

Image credit: Brett Canet-Gibson

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 10d

With less than a month to go, the excitement for the Head On Photo Festival Launch is growing. Join photographers, artists and art lovers at Bondi Pavilion to celebrate the start of the Festival. Tickets selling fast, secure yours now:
events.humanitix.com/head-on-phot...

Image: Head On Foundation

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 11d

Renowned photojournalist Brian Cassey returns to Head On Photo Festival 2025 at Paddington Reservoir Gardens with a new portrait series celebrating the extraordinary characters of Australia’s far north.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8 – 30 November

Image credit: Brian Cassey

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 12d

As part of Head On Photo Festival’s Launch, Bondi Pavilion will come alive on Sunday 9 November from 11am to 4pm with a vibrant marketplace of photobooks and zines.

If you've got photobooks or zines to sell? Register for a table here: headon.org.au/photobook-zi...

Image credit: Monique Harmer

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 13d

A first look at this year’s Head On Photo Festival - two striking exhibitions that reimagine our relationship with the city.
𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗸's Akribie captures black-and-white street scenes with geometric precision while 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗦𝗮́𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇's Nature City transforms urban facades into imagined landscapes

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 14d

The Launch continues Saturday 8 November at Bondi Pavilion with this free event:

3–4.30pm – Meet the Selectors and Judges
events.humanitix.com/meet-the-sel...

Image credit: Head On Foundation

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 15d

Get insights on the art of selling your photography from acclaimed photographer Murray Fredericks, Sydney Contemporary’s Zoe Paulsen and international gallerist Michael Reid on Saturday 8 Nov, 1–2.30pm at Bondi Pavilion.

Book via events.humanitix.com/the-art-of-s...

Image: Head On Foundation

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 16d

Final call for AddOn 2025 - entries close tomorrow Monday 6 October, 11:59 pm (Sydney time)

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this unique Head On Photo Festival exhibition.

Make haste - submit now headon.org.au/addon

Image credit: Melanie Birt

Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 17d

Head On Photo Festival launches Friday 7 November, 7pm, Bondi Beach Pavilion and you won’t want to miss this - incredible photography, live music, bar, food, and the buzz of the photography community coming together. Get your ticket via events.humanitix.com/head-on-phot...

Image: Max Mason-Hubers

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Head On Photo Festival @headonphoto.bsky.social · 18d

The AddOn submission deadline has been extended and this is the final weekend to submit. Your work will be displayed online and in person, published in the exhibition catalogue, and you’ll even receive a hard copy.

Don't miss out - submit via headon.org.au/addon

Image credit: Douwe Dijkstra